Ever since Microsoft acquired Activision excitement about the eventuality of all Call of Duty games being included in Xbox Game Pass has been bubbling away. Being able to play almost the entire catalogue of games from the series across Xbox 360 backwards compatibility, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S is an offer unlike anything else available today on any platform.
However, after recent news from Microsoft, and suggestions that Game Pass growth isn’t as high as it would like, that plan could be left in tatters. So what is the current status of old Call of Duty games coming to Game Pass?
Are old ‘Call of Duty’ games still coming to Game Pass?
Currently, according to the latest public announcement from Microsoft, Call of Duty’s back catalogue of games will still come to Game Pass. This means you should be able to play the full range of titles available on the service later this year. We have slowly seen a drip-feed of Activision titles with Diablo 4 launching into Game Pass in March, and Crash Bandicoot seemingly next in line.
This looks to be the case for new games as well, according to the latest statement from Microsoft’s Sarah Bond. Although she stops short of naming Call of Duty specifically.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
According to Sarah Bond in an interview with @dinabass with Bloomberg..
..ALL first-party games are coming to Game Pass #DayOne including CALL OF DUTY (which falls under “across the whole slate”).
Sarah:
“And the last piece is about game pass. We know our… pic.twitter.com/aCw2c0IVFz
